Constituents gather, hoping to share their concerns with McCarthy and Nunes and push them to schedule official meetings. Photo by Lynn Scotts Runyan, used with permission.

3. Write a song and make a music video.

That’s what the people of Martin County did. Their parody of Meghan Trainor’s “Dear Future Husband” asked Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) to come to Martin County for a town hall meeting. Mast announced a veteran’s town hall in the middle of the afternoon on a Friday (ignoring the song’s request), but it’s a start.

4. Get other people to keep an eye out.

Rep. Paul Cook (R-California) hasn’t yet held an in-person town hall, and his district is starting to get worried. They have a website devoted to finding him, and a creative search party taped a few missing flyers to milk cartons at a local store. Can’t hurt right?

5. Sign and send!

Citizens around the country are signing petitions requesting their representatives come home to host an in-person town hall. This petition to Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) has more than 20,000 signatures. A similar petition to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) has more than 32,000.

6. Make a video message … or several.

Twitter user @madeline_says has made and sent multiple requests to her congressman, Rep. David Rouzer (R-North Carolina). Whether on her way to work or after a run, Madeline has made time to reach out to her elected official. It’s a shame he can’t be bothered to do the same for his constituents.

11. A surefire way to get your representative to come home? Vote them out.

If they refuse to listen, if they refuse to meet, if they refuse to acknowledge they work for everyone and not just the people who put them in office, then let them know you will do everything within your power to relieve them of their post.

If they’re not up for the challenge of being an elected official in the age of resistance, then find and support someone who can. Maybe it’s you!